C# in a Nutshell +CD 2e

Peter Drayton

ISBN 10: 0596005261 / ISBN 13: 9780596005269

Published by O'Reilly Media, United States, Sebastopol, 2003

About this Item

This text provides C# programmers with a concise and thorough reference to the language in one straightforward and accessible volume. Designed as a handbook for daily use, this book is an essential guide to the C# language and the base class APIs of the .NET Framework. The heart of the book is a succinct but detailed reference to the C# language and the .NET types most essential to C# programmers. Each chapter in the API reference begins with an overview of a .NET namespace and a diagram of its types, including a quick-reference entry for each type, with name, assembly, category, description, member availability, class hierarchy, and other relevant information, such as whether the type is part o the ECMA CLI specification. Newly updated for .NET Framework version 1.1, the second edition also adds a CD that allows you to integrate the book's contents directly into the help files of Visual Studio .NET 2002 & 2003, giving you direct access to this valuable information via your computer. In addition to the API reference section, this book includes: an accelerated introduction to the C# language and the .N ET Common Language Runtime; a tutorial section on using C# with the core classes of the .NET Framework Class Library to perform common tasks suc h as manipulating strings, I/O, and interacting with legacy components; comprehensive language and tool reference chapters, including a C# syntax summary, a list of XML documentation tags, and a guide to command-line tools that ship with Visual Studio .NET and the .NET Framework; and appendixes with reference tables for regular expression syntax, format specifiers, a C# keyword glossary, namespace/assembly cross-reference, and a type and member index for determining in which type a method or field is defined. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: C# in a Nutshell +CD 2e
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media, United States, Sebastopol
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0596005261
• ISBN 13: 9780596005269
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 1111 grams

About this title

Synopsis

Intended for experienced programmers, this reference documents 21 of the most important namespaces of the .NET framework class library (FCL) and their 700 plus types. The opening chapters introduce the C# language and the .NET common language runtime, and show how to program the C# language in conjunction with core classes of the FCL to accomplish common tasks. New to the second edition, the CD- ROM contains software for adding the API quick reference to Visual Studio .NET dynamic help. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About the Author

1. Peter Drayton

   Peter Drayton is an independent consultant, helping early-stage companies define and build systems that take advantage of technologies such as .NET, SOAP, XML, and COM+. Peter is also an instructor for DevelopMentor, where he teaches Essential C#.NET. Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, Peter now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, Julie. He spends his spare time researching .NET and tinkering with a small flotilla of computers cluttering up their a partment. He can be reached at peter@razorsoft.com.

2. Ben Albahari

   Ben Albahari is cofounder of Genamics, a provider of tools for C# and J++ programmers, as well as software for DNA and protein sequence analysis. He is author of A Comparative Overview of C#, a frequently cited comparison of C# with C/C++ and Java that was recently named by DevX as one of the top 10 .NET sites. Ben is a resident of Perth, Australia, and in his spare time enjoys composing music on his computer. He can be reached at ben@genamics.com.

3. Ted Neward

   Ted Neward is an independent software development architect and mentor in the Sacramento, California area. He is the author of a number of books, including Server-Based Java Programming (Manning), the forthcoming EffectiveEnterprise Java (Addison-Wesley) and Shared Source CLI Essentials (O'Reilly) and co-author of C# In a Nutshell (O'Reilly) with Peter Drayton and Ben Albahari. He is also an instructor with DevelopMentor, where he teaches and authors both the Java and .NET curriculum. He speaks frequently for technology user groups and writes technical papers for www.javageeks.com and www.clrgeeks.com. He currently labors on behalf of the University of California, Davis, architecting a rebuild of the Davis Accounting and Financial Information Services software system. Past clients include companies like Pacific Bell, EdFund, Synergex and Intuit.